Robertson

About one and a half hours drive from Cape Town on the scenic Route 62 lies the town of Robertson. If you'd like to travel Route 62, you would need to rent a car, as there is no hop on hop off bus service on this route.

Robertson is famous for breeding thoroughbred race horses and of course its many top quality wine estates.

The nice thing about tasting wine in Robertson is the fact that tasting is free, unlike many other wine regions in the country. The wine estates are truely majestic, with beautiful flaming red roses, kannas and bougainvillea lining the edges of the roads and orchards.

A really interesting wine estate to visit is Kranskop, which is one of the few estates where you can do tasting straight from the barrel.

Another interesting visit is the Klipdrift brandy cellars, where you can taste the different ranges of brandies,

cleverly paired with different titbits of food to enhance the tasting experience.

Robertson also offers one and two day sleepover hikes into the adjacent Langeberg mountains.

Robertson offers a variety of accommodation including a well run backpackers for the budget orientated, where you can also organise rafting trips down the Breede River.